Graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics in 2004. Has an older brother, Donald Trump Jr. & younger brother, Eric Trump and two younger half-siblings; Tiffany Trump and Barron Trump.
Records for tax deductions taken. Length of time to keep, and why:Seven years. 1  The IRS has three years from your filing date to audit your return if it suspects good-faith errors.  The three-year deadline also applies if you discover a mistake in your return and decide to file an amended return to claim a refund.
I would advise you to keep records and tax returns for the years that include out-of-the-ordinary transactions (sales or donations of property), and income from activities such as stock option exercises, trust income, etc., for six years after the filing date of the return. find that in the case of tax returns, many people are afraid to discard them or confused as to how long they should keep them. The result is that they keep them all. One client told me he kept every tax return he filed going back over 30 years! Keeping all of your financial papers that long is not a good strategy.